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To run or not to run is indeed the question, but Gore answered it when he said, "If the crib is on fire, you save the baby!" American democracy is the baby, and the future of the free world is at stake. A somewhat cooler globe will be uninhabitable if...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Oil's Curse | 6/26/2007 | See Source »

Sitting with strangers isn't always a success; getting stuck with someone boring is never a joy, and a bad date can infect the entire table. But unlike a dinner party, a shared table allows you to order what you want, and there's no obligation to talk to the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Table for 20 | 6/14/2007 | See Source »

Icky Thump's lunacy is harmless, of course, but when a band this good screws around in its prime--even when part of that band's charm is based on screwing around--it feels a little wasteful. The White Stripes are too weird and talented to be boring, but it...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The White Stripes' Odd Appeal | 6/14/2007 | See Source »

Finally, Chaudhry stepped to the podium at 2 a.m. and launched into his prepared talk on article 25 of the Pakistani constitution, about non-discrimination before the law. Following in the wake of several fiery speeches proclaiming victory against military interference and exhortations to carry on the good fight, his...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On the Road with Pakistan's New Hero | 6/4/2007 | See Source »

On the other hand, if you asked that question of the screenwriters, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, and the director, Gore Verbinski, the answer would be different, For their film is not so much thought out as strung together - colorful incident upon colorful incident, but without logic, gathering suspense or...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pirates of the Caribbean: At Wits' End | 5/25/2007 | See Source »

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